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Mighty Be Their Powers
- How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War
(Hardcover)
Leymah Gbowee, Carol Mithers
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Published by Beast Books
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Synopsis
As a young woman growing up in Africa, Leymah Gbowee was broken by
a savage civil war that destroyed life as she knew it, depriving
her of the education she yearned for and claiming the lives of
relatives and friends. As war continued to ravage Liberia, Gbowee's
bitterness turned to rage-fueled action as she realized it is women
who are the silent sufferers in prolonged conflicts. Passionate and
charismatic, Gbowee was instrumental in galvanizing women across
Liberia in 2003 to force a peace in the region after 14 years of
war. She began organizing Christian and Muslim women to demonstrate
together, founding the Liberian Mass Action for Peace, launching
protests and even a sex strike. Gbowee's memoir, "Mighty Be Their
Powers", chronicles the unthinkable violence she's faced throughout
her life, the peace she has helped to broker by empowering her
country-women and others around the world to take action, and takes
readers along on her continuing journey as she harnesses the power
of women to bring her country peace, saves herself, and changes
history.
Product detail
| Imprint |
Beast Books
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| Country of origin |
United States |
| Release date |
November 2011 |
| First published |
September 2011 |
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| Authors |
Leymah Gbowee
• Carol Mithers
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| Dimensions |
235 x 155 x 25mm (L x W x H) |
| Format |
Hardcover
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| Pages |
256 |
| ISBN-13 |
978-0-9842951-5-9 |
| Barcode |
9780984295159 |
| Categories |
Historical, political & military
Women's studies
Postwar, from 1945
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| LSN |
0-9842951-5-1 |
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